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I have a number of rules sorting files that I send out to clients into folders and renaming.

-Files are sorted into folders and renamed

-Then I ask hazel to note there names into a text file

echo ${1##*/} >> /Volumes/LIVEWORK/04_SENDING/includedFiles.txt

Currently some of the files are sorted and others have to wait for next hazel cycle...

Log shows...

2021-06-03 11:21:45.882 hazelworker[2436] File includedFiles.txt is busy. Skipping for now.


Any idea how to remedy this??

Is includedFiles.txt in the same directory as the files being processed? That log message indicates Hazel trying to match includedFiles.txt against rules, and not being able to because it's in use. It shouldn't affect other files in the same folder being processed.

Yes it is indeed. Ok so thats not the error in the log... mmmm

If the folder is open as a in Finder would that pause hazels moving??

Mr_Noodle wrote:Is includedFiles.txt in the same directory as the files being processed? That log message indicates Hazel trying to match includedFiles.txt against rules, and not being able to because it's in use. It shouldn't affect other files in the same folder being processed.

Its strange though sometimes it flys through all the files and other times not. I'm wondering whether the shell script should be different??

grenadilla wrote:Yes it is indeed. Ok so thats not the error in the log... mmmm

If the folder is open as a in Finder would that pause hazels moving??

Mr_Noodle wrote:Is includedFiles.txt in the same directory as the files being processed? That log message indicates Hazel trying to match includedFiles.txt against rules, and not being able to because it's in use. It shouldn't affect other files in the same folder being processed.

Turn on debug mode as described here: https://www.noodlesoft.com/kb/hazel-debug-mode/

After that, send in the logs for a file which was not moved promptly.

Ahh that’s super useful didn’t know there was a debugger


Many thanks

Mr_Noodle wrote:Turn on debug mode as described here: https://www.noodlesoft.com/kb/hazel-debug-mode/

After that, send in the logs for a file which was not moved promptly.